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THE CANTON SITUATION.

WOUNDED POURING IN DAILY.

NORMAL - SITUATION IN THE CITY,

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1938.

WHAT RAILWAY PEOPLE HEAR AND SEE. The casualties of the last two days at Shekcheng and beyond were frightful, men connected with the according to Canton-Hankow Railroad, Kwangtung

SPORT.

TENNIS.

WON-

AN UNHAPPY VOYAGE.

"BONA FIDE" PASSENGER ACCUSED OF TOWING AWAY,

ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT;

THINGTON DROPS OUT. That he went on board ship with the intention of paying his fare there,, and Worthington has dropped out of the It is a matter for regret that R. E. Section, who were near the scene of then found that he had lost his money Open Championship Singles. He was to battles when in transportation service. A was the plea offered by an elderly have played Thomas Lay in the semi- brigadier general of the Kwangsi Amy. Chinese charged at the Magistracy yester ana! round (bottom bracket) on Tuesday Lai Ting Hsiang, and four, colonels were day morning with stowing away last, but owing to the rain the match was killed in the battle near Sinping on April Sandakan on beard the ss. Picturia. cancelled. Commander Worthington has, The ship's cook told His Worship (Mr.since gone into Hospital and his opponent J. R. Wood), that the day after the ship has been given a walk over. Worthington left port he discovered the man lying since his arrival in the Colony last year ander a bed. At a later stage of his has shown himself to be a player of evidence" the witness said he found the no mean ability. Many locked to him man in the pantry. This prompted the going through to the Challenge Round and

giving our present Singles Champion, Ngj Magistrate to ask:

!

In spite of the strife and turmoil sur rounding it, the City of Canton pursues She even tenour of its way, as though the imes were normal. Shops are open. people go about their business as usual, sand the fantaa houses are in full swing]

18th and 10th. Aside from the many al hours of the day and night. Accord ing to information gleaned from people wounded and killed on both sides, several ecently down from Canton, the only hundred Kwangpi-ites were drowned when abttormal thing in the appearnnes of the they were unable to cross the Kongchuen City in the great number of soldiers Bridge in order, many having been rushed parading the streets, The ordinary into the river upon their fored retreat.

Two villages at Siuping, Lau and Wong, were ransacked by troops when the battle

wäs in progress.

peoplo-apart from those in command, and the politicians who sit back quietly and direct the fighting, etc.—have become ardened, to trouble within their gates,

"He was hiding under the bed!" "Yes,"

In the pantry i

at

| Sze Kwong, a good run for the trophy.

This is the second disappointment that tennis enthusiasts have had in the

The cook corrected himself. "I found Singles, H. D. Rumjahn, who is certainly him, under à bunk in the steerage hold," the best of the Rumjahn playərɛ, has also he said. He went on to remark that when had to drop out owing to illness. Es

From Saichuen to Siaping all the way and their motto is "business as usual," one may notice not only the fallen dead There have been numbers of refugees and wounded but also discarded personal he asked defendant if he had his ticket. Baro Worthington a walk over in the third

coming down by the steamboats from day to day, but this number is not so large as many people" suppose on seeing the erowds peur out of the ships' sides on the wharf. Many, in fact the majority, of the people coming down in this way hare merely been up to Canton in connection

effects of the defeated Kwangui-ites.

Railroad labourers were already on duty yesterday repairing the line is far na they could go without meeting the enemy of the Cantonese forces.

An aeroplane from the Cantonese Army with the Ching Ming Festival, and are dropped several bombs near Siuping of returning to their Hongkong homes in the April 18th, one hitting the accountant's | ordinary course of events. Moreover, the office of the administrative building of the suspension,« railway traffic has diverted Arsenal. It is believed that not much business to the steamboats.

The one thing which denoted that war is in progress at no great distance in the large numbers of wounded coming into the City. They come from the direction,

damage has been done to the plant so far. as is known,

NOTES FROM THE VERNACULAR PRESS.

General Yang Sh; Min, in a telegram

the reply was that he had lost it. Also stated that his pocket had picked.

round. His most noteworthy feat this He year was his victory over M. W. Le, by been three sets to two in the second round.

M.. W. Lo was last year's challenger. Thus the two who were considered to give Ng Defendant: All that not true, sir. Kwong the best game have dropped jout, laving O. Rumjaho' and Thomas Lay That mun tell big story.

to fight it out as to who is to challenge Ng See Kwong

the

The defendant then went into witness box. He gave his evidence partly in Cantonese, and partly in broken English, frequently accusing the cook of telling "big stories." He intimated that he had been living at a place called Tarakan, and he came down to Sandakan to join the boat for Hongkong. He went aboard her with $81.30 in his possession. and it was his intention to pay for a ticket when he gut aboard. He lost the money, but he was willing to pay his fare at that moment, if necessary,

His. Worship expressed the opinion that defendant was a bond file passenger, and

dismissed the case.

THE KWANGSI LEADER.

In their progress to the final they have defeated the following players:

O. Rumjahn defeated C. Willson, E.

Buaschaert, A. Eveleigh, S. A. Rumjahn. F. Wheeler, V. Yvanovitch, and had

Thomas Lay defeated F. A. Redmond,

walk over from R. E. Worthington,

THE OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP O. RUMJAHN THE CHALLENGER.

Playing on a soft court, O. Rumjalin yesterday defeated Thomas Lay in the final round of the Open Singles Cham- ionship, by three sels to one and thus becomes the Challenger. Ho.is down to Ng Sze Kwong on Monday next. Yester- of the turf, provided some good spells of 'day's game, despite the trencherous state

tennis and it was surprising that morni people were not in attendance to witness: the match. Lay, the much larger and heavier man, was at a disadvantage throughout the match owing to the slippery nature of the ground. His victorious opponent. much" lighter in his feet at times was able to get about build, though he found it difficult to keep the court and get back shots similar to those which were defeating his opponent. On a dry court the players would have) been mors eregly matched, but, even so, the odds would be slightly in Rumjahn's favour

of Shamshui, somme by boat, and some by to the Generalissimo, complains that Arnin. Those who have seen them coming General Shen Hung Ying of the Kwangsi in say the sight is a pitiful one. The men Army is mistreating prisoners-of-war and have little medical attendance worth the wounded, "permitting his men to run, ́speaking of, and they apparently return their bayonets through living prisoners.

as best they can, with but scant super- Hung Shao Lun, who has returned vision from these ir authority. One man allegiance to Dr. Sun Yat Sen but re- was seen with the calf of one leg hanging cantly, is now in Hongkong and will re down, having been sliced through either sign because of haul health, recording to with a knife or

A long articio in the Canton Daily hayonet. He was a local press report, hobbling along as best he could to the General Ching Chien, now Chief of the Yee on the situation, by Mr. Hin Wong, hospital. His plight is by no means une Department of Military Affairs in the makes the following reference to the common. These men are bring housed in Headquarters of the Generalissimo, has

Commander-in-Chief of the. Kwangs hospitals where they receive proper been instructed by Dr. Sun to command medical attendaner. The Red Cross the operation on the West Riyor districts tion attached to the troops is waid to be

against the Kyangsi-ites. hopelessly incompetent.

There are wild rumours flying around. DR. SU REMEMBERS THE WOUNDED, the City as to the course of the fighting. The Generalissimo, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Conflicting statements go round as to instructed an aide, Major Hain Sheng, tatapon a call of Dr. Sun for troops to and be secured many points on his first)

whose troops are gaining the upper hand, inspect the wounded in the different though there is no doubt that the hospitals in Canton on April 19th, dis Yunnanese are in the ascendancy. If re-tributing five dollars, two cans of milk, port speaks truc, however, General Shum, and two boxes of cigarettes to each Commander of the Kwangsi troops, is patient.

WAR BOOTY.

still optimistic and he is accredited with; There were on Thursday more than 450 acclaiming that one day, not so very long wounded at the Kung Yee and about 40 nhead, he will enter Canton, and give his at the old Kung Yee Hospital, and more soldiers three days clear looting. This than 100 at Canton Hospital. remark is not taken seriously, however, and the public bear up quite well under

It is reported from General Liu Chen the strain of any anxiety occasioned. Up till two days ago guns could be heard in Huan's headquarters that the troops head. Canton, but on Thursday night all was cd by this General, after surrounding the quiet, and the sound had disappeared Rebels entrenched at the White Cloud Mountains, captured over 1,000 new rifles, altogether.

over 10,000 rounds of ammunition and great quantity of materia) of war.

The Canton Daily News anys:---

ANOTHER BIO BATTLE IMMINENT,

A decisive battle for the control of the

DR. BUN YAT BEN'S MOVEMENTS, There is no truth in the reports that North River will be fought aboye Kaotong Dr. Sun Yat Sen had taken refuge on a and below Sunkai, it is believed, in the gunboat or bad fed to Shamcep. It is bext two days. After the fall of the authoritatively declared that he has never Kwangtung Aracnal at Shekcheng, April left his headquarters except to inspect the 18th, the Kwangsi-ites under General Shen fighting forces and to witness the battle. Yung Kuang, a son of General Shen Hung

forers-

His

Dr. Sun Yat Sen to-day, first arrived in tennis and right up to the last set Lay Shen Hung Ying, the traitor against Both players at times played quite nies Canton with Lu Yang Ting in 1913, and had a fighting chance. His placing was was for many years the leading and good, especially his back-hand stokes political factor in this province next to Mu Yung Hsin, the last Kwangi-ite to the court and into the corner of act as Military Governor in this province opening wages of the match was strong Rumjehn's backhand. His service in the

oust Chen Chiung Ming, who had once service.

Towards the end of the match ousted him from Canton, Shen, Hung Ying it weakened, and Rumjaha took a few respended, and was one of the rat, to games from him because of this. return to Canton with an army, His ättempts at -"killing in the earlier turning traitor against his chief and host, stages of the match also lost him points. Dr. Sun Yat sen, was not unexpected at The ball would not rise from the smash, the very beginning, however, because of and Rumjahn, standing well back had no his past deeds and close affiliation with difficulty in lobbing it back. Lay used the Chenghsuchhu political party, a his forchand drive, which, delivered with Kwangsi military power and influence to found this Cantonese clique which has been utilizing easy style, was very fast. Rumjahn difficult shọt to get back and dominate Canton for several years, parti- this, together with Lay's inckland strokes cularly from 1917 to 1920, when Yang into the left corner, were the two main Yung Tai, Sun Pao Fang, and others difficulties he had to contend with were the chief Cantonese officials of There was not much net play through- strength in Canton. Coming to Canton out the match and very little volleying. with Shen was Lin Cheng Hun, but in what there was of the latter Rum- former speaker of the Kwangtung Pro-jahn had the advantage. Rumjahn's vincial Assembly when Yang Yang Tai service at the beginning was not too good, Civil Governor of Kwangtung. The stronger and more certain, and in the last was Commissioner of Finance and later but HA the match were on it grew original intention of the Chenghanchhui two set he was gaining points freely with. and Shen Hung Ying was to enter Kwang his first ball. But, his most praiseworthy tung earlier than other great military efforts were in getting back extremely units, disarm all side-lines of Dr. Sun, difficult shota. For this he was warmly recognise only his own Kwangsi troops as applauded. Cantonese troops and support only On the run of the play there seemed to Chengketchhuí politicians in civil office, be little loubt as to the result of the and, as soon as nominal peace and order match after the first set. Rumjahn were restored, aegotiate with Peking for always seemed to have the advantage and re-unification under terms favourable to could be relied on to win a game after himself personally and to the Cantoneso, deuce had been called. Lay is a surpris clique of the Chenghsuchhui in particular ing player and one who always looks like and then finish the programme of to having a fighting chance. In the last set Ying, retreated to Suakai, and the "A Returned Student" writes to our Chenghsuchhui in power in Canton rethe rod of the eleventh game he had the establishing the Kwangsites and the he put up a very game struggle and at victorious, Yunnanes and Cantonese ad contemporary saying:-- It does one good, turning to the status of 1020 with Peking lead, and looked like claiming the set. vanced towards Kaotong, where they are to read an account of the steam launch as the Central Government. The early but Rumjaha was not to be denied and now making their headquarters. The Kim Cheong which has always been return of Dr. Sun Yat Sen to Canton and won the next three games, which gave bim

the failure of the Peking Government, the match. fighting yesterday occurred, mostly be loyal to the Chinese "flag and whose beaded by Chang. Shou Tseng, to get the The first opened with Eumjahr tween Sunkai and Kaotong, one side owner has persistently refused to put ber genuine goodwill and support of Tang claiming the first game. At the end of trying to check the advance of the other. under foreign fag in the face of being other military parties, somewhat delayed all. Lay secured the next two which gave Kun, Wu Fei Fit, Chang Teo Lin, and the eighth the play stood at four games. It is believed that General Chu Pei Teh, commandeered for military services, an and interrupted the proposed scheme of him the set (8-4). commanding a division of Yunnanese at experience she has had more than a dozen shet; and wherr Peking finally issued. the with a number of games and was leading the Cantonese Cheaghauchhui clique and In the second set Rumjahu ran away Samahui,, is now moving towards Yuntam times the last few months. On such staff mandates appointing Shen Hung Ting 6-1 at the end of the sixth. Lay struggled by way of Lopun, expecting to reinforce only can the Now China ever be built, Tull, or Director of Military Affairs in hard and in one of his bright spells claim the Constitutionalist forces in Keetong or need we lose hope if there existe had alrenly formulated, some kind of an could secure the winning game of the set Kwingtung, Dr, San and the Cantonese ed the next two games before Rumjahn and beyond.

among us many more of like calibre to idea for the reconstruction of Kwangtung (63). Nearly 10,000 Cantonese troops arrived the owner of Kim Cheong. Can we not without further vuteide military assist

As in the second set, the third opened at Canton yesterday from Kongmoon catch this spirit to-day, rather to Buffer

in Ramjahn's favour, and be was leading Mr. Hin Wong concludes his article by 1 before Lay again asserted himself by They will be put into action immediately loss than seek ignoble safety!".

saying go “An "long as Cantonese are securing the next two gates. Rumjabe at Sunkai in the campaign to overthrow The Editor put to the letter the follow- divided among themselves, others here, took the amt (5-3); the ninth game went pot parely for patriotic motives, will not to Lay (5-4). The Indian secured the next the Kwangsi-ites up the North River. The ing foothote:-"We are sorry to advise

leave them alone to work out their own (6-4); which gave him the lead of two sets principal forces of the Kwangei-ites are our correspondent that just yesterday and vation. The is nothing which cannot to của đạn concentrating at Shishing.

two alleged armed soldiers held up the be properly and honestly discussed with In the fourth set Lay went ahead and The Yunnanese Cantonese forces, when Kim Cheong and another steamer launch, the foremost Cantoness leader and the took the score to 3-1. Rainjahn then drew thinking Cantonese All good Cantonese Invel. The players then took alternats reaching" Siuping" after baring taken the Hakiakhon on the wharf bear the should qurigs those who pro now at gained until the play stood at six all, lay Abekcheng, recaptured a locomotive and Canton-Sanshui Railroad Ferry The odds with one another to reconsider their was fighting hard and at times it looked two third class passenger cars, a very Haklakhon, a Chinese Launch carrying a positions and reason togelber so that if they would have to play a final sol. peace may igula.reign in Canton so He lost the thirteenth and fourteenth welcome addition to the present rolling French flag, as able to get off upon the enable the people to have one moment when games, and this gave his opponent the stock left after Shen Hung Ying'e taking appearance of the French agent, while the they may breathe without menting offen-match. away practically all the locomotives and him Cheong had to pay $100 before being their tracts and powder and smoke and of these Ramjahu accured 24 and Lag

In all forty-three guza wera played, tive odour from refuse left unawept from cars belonging to the Canton-Hankow able to get away.”

from guerrilla warfoze and fratricidal 19, Bailway in Canton

(Continted of foot of next column,)

struggles."

The scores were: 40, 6-3, 0-4, 8-01

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